The Undoing is an upcoming American drama miniseries, based on the novel You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz, that is set to premiere on HBO. The series stars Nicole Kidman who is also set to executive produce alongside David E. Kelley, Susanne Bier, Per Saari, and Bruna Papandrea. Kelley is also set to write and showrun the series and Bier is expected to direct.

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The Undoing follows "Grace Sachs, who is living the only life she ever wanted for herself. She’s a successful therapist on the brink of publishing her first book, has a devoted husband and young son who attends an elite private school in New York City. Weeks before her book is published, a chasm opens in her life: a violent death, a missing husband, and, in the place of a man Grace thought she knew, only a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster, and horrified by the ways in which she has failed to heed her own advice, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for her child and herself."[1]

On March 12, 2018, it was announced that HBO had been given the production a series order. The miniseries is set to be written and showrun by David E. Kelley who will also executive produce alongside Nicole Kidman, Per Saari, and Bruna Papandrea. Production companies involved in the series include Blossom Films, Made Up Stories, and David E. Kelley Productions.[1][3][4] On November 7, 2018, it was reported that Susanne Bier would direct every episode of the series and serve as an executive producer.[5]

Alongside the initial series announcement, it was confirmed that in addition to executive producing the series Nicole Kidman had been cast in the series' lead female role.[1][3][4] In November 2018, it was announced that Hugh Grant and Donald Sutherland had been cast in starring roles.[6][7] On January 28, 2019, it was reported that Noah Jupe had joined the main cast.[8]